Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said that Pakistan wanted to enhance its economic and trade ties with Russian Federation.
\nThe Speaker along with a parliamentary delegation called on the Speaker of the Federal Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Ms. Valentina Matvienko, at the Federal Assembly of Russia, said a press release received here on Friday
\nThe parliamentary delegation comprised Members of the National Assembly Rana Muhammad Hayat Khan, Syed Agha Rafiullah, Abdul Qadir Patel, Dr. Muhammad Farooq Sattar, and Sher Ali Arbab.
\nDuring his meeting, Ayaz Sadiq has expressed gratitude for the warm reception extended by Ms. Valentina Matvienko to him and his delegation.
\nMs. Valentina Matvienko, referencing her recent visit to Pakistan, lauded the hospitality and reception extended to her by Pakistan\u2019s parliament.
\nAyaz Sadiq while underscoring the significance of strengthening Pak-Russia parliamentary ties said that parliamentary cooperation could play a pivotal role in solidifying ties between both the countries.
\nHe appreciated the participation and support of his Russian counterpart at the first Speakers\u2019 Conference held at Islamabad under the auspices of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 2014.
\nAyaz Sadiq also said that the invitation extended to him by his Russian counterpart to officially visit Russia is an important step towards strengthening parliamentary ties.
\nThe Speaker expressed satisfaction with the growing ties between the two countries at the parliamentary, diplomatic, and governmental levels.
\nHe highlighted recent high-level engagements, including meetings between the Presidents and Prime Ministers of both nations, the visit of Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister to Russia, Ms. Matvienko\u2019s visit to Pakistan, and visits by Pakistan\u2019s Federal Ministers for Energy and Privatization to Russia, as encouraging developments.
\nAyaz Sadiq emphasized the need to enhance interactions between the parliamentarians of both nations.
\nHe reiterated Pakistan\u2019s desire to strengthen economic and trade ties between Pakistan and Russia. He further stressed the importance of fostering connections between the business communities of both countries to promote economic and trade cooperation.
\nMs. Valentina Matvienko said that Russia highly values its growing diplomatic, parliamentary, and economic relations with Pakistan.
\nShe further said that this meeting marks a significant step toward fortifying bilateral relations and exploring new avenues of collaboration between Pakistan and Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said that Pakistan wanted to enhance its economic and trade ties with Russian Federation. The Speaker along with a parliamentary delegation called on the Speaker of the Federal Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Ms. Valentina Matvienko, at the Federal Assembly of Russia, said a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-446429","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n